North of NowhereOct 31

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Hidden gems: Rare flora of the Superior National Forest

https://queticosuperior.org/rare-arctic-plants-clings-to-existence-on-unique-cliffs-along-minnesota-canada-border/

Rare arctic plants cling to existence on unique cliffs along Minnesota-Canada border

Rare plants like weak arctic sedge, usually found in the arctic, are found on unique rocky cliffs in the Boundary Waters on South Fowl Lake.

Quetico Superior Wilderness News
Sisyphus with a HatJun 7, 2023

A friend send me this photo from Northern Saskatchewan, in the Boreal Forest. It is a bog laurel, Kalmia polifolia. It can grow up to 2 ft tall, and thrives, as the name suggests, on boggy environments there. Up there it grows in USDA Zone 2, ie it can endure temperatures as low as -45°C.

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